Don't Get Caught Down River Without Your Steamboat Dollar

The Mississippi River was the nation's original "super highway." Paddle wheel steamers carrying riverboat gamblers and cargo, moved up and down the river from New Orleans to St. Paul in the late 1800s. And, Silver Dollars like these 1881 Morgans struck at the New Orleans Mint, would have traveled the route in the passengers' pockets. These nearly-one-ounce 90% silver 1881-O Morgans are in the Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition collectors covet. When you consider that only 20% of the Morgans struck in 1881 are from New Orleans, you get the picture of how tough this 90% Silver Dollar is to find. Add these lustrous Silver Dollars to your collection now!

In 1845, George T. Morgan was born in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. During his adolescence and early adulthood, he was educated at the Birmingham Art School, and then was granted a national scholarship to the South Kensington Art School. He continued his education at the South Kensington School for two years where he received numerous awards and prizes. While in England, Morgan was employed by the…

Nearly everybody with even a passing interest in silver dollars has come across a reference to the Pittman Act of 1918. But, beyond the dry, historical reference to a bill passed over ninety years ago lurks something huge. Something that forever changed the face of coin collecting. Something that, to this very day, impacts each and every Morgan Silver Dollar that has survived. In 1918, Great Britain…

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